Had an issue finding a shop to do my yearly state safety inspection, many needed to know what chassis Alice was built on, and am ashamed that I didn't know.
Looked in Beanalarm with no luck.
Any ideas?
The U225, like the U240, U280 and U300 are not on an outside builder's "frame".
They are all built by Foretravel.
That what I thought.
Just needed to double check.
And
Good Luck getting a repair shop or parts counter to believe you on that!
When they ask "what chassis is it built on?" I tell them "Foretravel" and it's always "NO, not the RV manufacturer....... the "
Chassis!"
I repeat my statement....... and they still look at me like I have 4 eyes! frustrating sometimes.
Yea, I'd be the first to admit I don't know all the specs on Alice.
Cummins engine. Check
Allison tranny. Rodger
#175 propane. Check
I was right on the chassis. Talking to the "pros" made me doubt myself.
And just when you get a shop convinced that Foretravel built their own stuff, along comes one of the new ones on a Freightliner chassis.
In my opinion......... the Unihome and Unicoach chassis was a great idea and a bold move for Foretravel. IF ONLY they had used stainless steel or at least a very good primer treatment on their square tubing they used. Oh.......... and the rolok issue!
Those two things would have made us vintage FT owners happy campers.
Since Freightliner is a Mercedes product, a Detroit DD13, DD15 or DD16 may be a possibility. No more dropped valves?
Pierce
Which Foretravels came with a Freightliner chassis?
Went to a new shop that had a computerized alignment system. They only had major chassis manufacturers built into the program. It was good that I had the info underneath the dash cover. So they had to do the whole thing manually.
They had to get an old fart in to do the alignment manually according to FT specs.
I believe John Deere became Oshkosh which in turn became Freightliner. New Foretravel coaches are all Spartan, and soon Sprinter.
Yeah, you need to get over that doubt. Memorizing the history of Foretravel, and being able to recite the names and years of chassis manufacturers Foretravel used previously, then reciting the Foretravel chassis years and models all the while extolling the virtues of a welded tube chassis that extends to just below the windows, should be enough to teach the expert to leave you alone.
The owner of the local NAPA store shakes his head every time a clerk asks me "What is this for?" Then he either serves me himself or sends me a more experienced clerk to extricate the newbie and give me what I asked for in the first place.
Dealing with experts need not be a stressful experience.